Insanity and Genius : Masks of Madness and the Mapping of Meaning and Value.

Insanity and Genius : Masks of Madness and the Mapping of Meaning and Value.

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Author / Creator:Eiss, Harry Edwin.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (761 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Truth (Aesthetics)
Genius and mental illness.
Meaning (Philosophy)
Genius and mental illness.
Meaning (Philosophy)
Truth (Aesthetics)
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11304131
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ISBN:9781443860864
1443860867
9781443858854
1443858854
Notes:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:In his book about the discovery of the structure of DNA, James Watson wrote, ""So we had lunch, telling ourselves that a structure this beautiful just had to exist."" Indeed, the quest most often asked by scientists about a scientific theory is ""Is it beautiful?"" Yes, beauty equals truth. Scientists know, mathematicians know. But the beauties, the truths of mathematics and science were not the truths that inspired the author as a child, and he intuitively knew that the truths he needed come fr ...
Other form:Print version: Eiss, Harry. Insanity and Genius : Masks of Madness and the Mapping of Meaning and Value. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2014 9781443858854

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